중얼거려
choong-uhl-guh-ryuh
jungeolgeoryeo
regular
중얼거리다
To say to mutter, to mumble politely in the present tense, use 중얼거려요 (choong-uhl-guh-ryuh-yoh) · jungeolgeoryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 중얼거리다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 중얼거려요 choong-uhl-guh-ryuh-yoh jungeolgeoryeoyo | 중얼거립니다 choong-uhl-guh-reem-nee-dah jungeolgeorimnida | |
| Past | 중얼거렸어 choong-uhl-guh-ryuh-ssuh jungeolgeoryeosseo | 중얼거렸어요 choong-uhl-guh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh jungeolgeoryeosseoyo | 중얼거렸습니다 choong-uhl-guh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah jungeolgeoryeosseumnida |
| Future | 중얼거릴 거야 choong-uhl-guh-reel guh-yah jungeolgeoril geoya | 중얼거릴 거예요 choong-uhl-guh-reel guh-yae-yoh jungeolgeoril geoyeyo | 중얼거릴 겁니다 choong-uhl-guh-reel guhm-nee-dah jungeolgeoril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
중얼거리세요
choong-uhl-guh-ree-sae-yoh
jungeolgeoriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
중얼거려요
choong-uhl-guh-ryuh-yoh
jungeolgeoryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
중얼거려요?
choong-uhl-guh-ryuh-yoh-?
jungeolgeoryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
중얼거리고
choong-uhl-guh-ree-goh
jungeolgeorigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
중얼거리면
choong-uhl-guh-ree-myuhn
jungeolgeorimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
중얼거리고 있어요
choong-uhl-guh-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jungeolgeorigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
중얼거리고 싶어요
choong-uhl-guh-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
jungeolgeorigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
중얼거릴 수 있어요
choong-uhl-guh-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jungeolgeoril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
중얼거려서
choong-uhl-guh-ryuh-suh
jungeolgeoryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
중얼거리기
choong-uhl-guh-ree-gee
jungeolgeorigi
Noun form — (음)
중얼거림
choong-uhl-guh-reem
jungeolgeorim